Evensong for Drs. Melvin West and Loren Dickinson It was Sabbath afternoon, March 12 and the Sunnyside Church was filled to near capacity with Walla Walla University alumni, former students, and faculty, Sunnyside members and friends of Drs. West and Dickinson. The expectation was that once more ... Read more
Milo Seniors Think It's About Time Milo Adventist Academy seniors themed their senior recognition weekend It’s About Time. Rather than invite guest speakers, the seniors teamed with their parents to present heartfelt talks, thereby creating a memorable spiritual weekend that blesse... Read more
Battle Ground HealthCare Free Health Care to Open "I was trying to write a grant proposal with a balanced budget without any money. I read in the Psalm of David it says, '... give me a sign of your goodness Lord.' I prayed and I said, 'God I don't need a sign ... but if you want to give me one I ... Read more
Oregon Member Sees 108th Birthday On Feb. 4, Loreen Dinwiddie celebrated her 108th birthday. Born in 1903 she is quite possibly the oldest Adventist in the Oregon Conference.When asked, “When did you become an Adventist?” She answered, “When I was born.” With tears welling up in h... Read more
Follow His Star Christmas Program For the past four years, the Grants Pass (Ore.) Seventh-day Adventist School has opened its doors to the community every December to act out the biblical Christmas story. On Dec. 16, 2010, students and faculty guided more than 200 people through t... Read more
Special Retreat Day Teaches Girls to Become Women of God Portland Adventist Academy recently treated junior and senior girls to a special on-campus retreat. The day was organized to inspire the ladies to become women representing true worth as daughters of God.Laura Whidden-Wetterlin, speaker and singer... Read more
A Weekend of Prayers The Holy Spirit was the special invited guest at the second-annual Oregon Conference fall prayer retreat at Grove Christian Camp. From the first gathering around a delicious vegetarian dinner to the small prayer groups and the larger corporate mee... Read more
Students Turn Pillowcases Into Dresses Lace, buttons and bias tape helped students in Maurita Crew's 5–10 class at Three Sisters Adventist Christian School in Bend, Ore., transform 17 pillowcases into cute, functional dresses. Darlene Kelley and Kay Sanborn, volunteers from the Redmond... Read more
Springfield Church begins New Year with Prayer and Baptisms Soft music and candlelight provided a meditative background for the Springfield (Ore.) Church Jan. 14–15.Members participated in a New Year's Eve Prayer Vigil until midnight, praying quietly, thanking God for His provisions during the past year an... Read more
